Saudi Arabia Implements New Retirement Age Under Revised Social Insurance Law
The Saudi General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has announced that the newly approved Social Insurance Law will apply exclusively to new civil employees joining the public and private secto...
July 04, 202402543Category: Employement
Saudi PIF Ranks As Top State-Owned Investor
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has emerged as the top state-owned investor, spending $10.2 billion (Dh37.4 billion) in the first half of 2024.
The PIF, which holds stakes in majo...
July 03, 20240765Category: Markets
Flynas Trains Cabin Crew In Sign Language
Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline, flynas, has launched the country's first program to train airline cabin crew in sign language, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
In collaborati...
July 03, 20240591Category: Aviation
Saudi Virtual Court Handles Over 110,000 Cases In 2024
Saudi Arabia's online court for implementing rulings has processed more than 110,000 applications this year, according to the Ministry of Justice. This development is part of the Kingdom’s o...
July 03, 20240293Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Blacklists 54 Umrah Companies For Violations
Fifty-four tour operators organizing trips for Umrah in 19 Arab and Islamic countries have been blacklisted due to violations, according to a report by Al Watan newspaper.
This move is part of Saud...
July 03, 20240493Category: Saudi Arabia
155 Saudi Officials Arrested For Corruption
More than 150 Saudi government officials have been arrested on corruption charges, with some released on bail, according to the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha).
In a statement on i...
July 03, 20240504Category: Crime News
Crown Prince Commends Efforts For Successful Hajj 2024
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman lauded the significant efforts that ensured the success of this year's Hajj season. During the Cabinet session in Jeddah on Tuesday, the C...
July 03, 20240382Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Enforces Mandatory Health Insurance For Domestic Workers
The Saudi Council of Health Insurance (CHI) and the Insurance Authority (IA) have begun enforcing a new policy mandating compulsory insurance coverage for employers with more than four domestic worker...
July 02, 20240568Category: New Rules
Saudi Customs Foils Smuggling Of 3.6 Million Captagon Pills At Jeddah Port
Customs inspectors at Jeddah Islamic Port thwarted an attempt to smuggle 3,633,978 Captagon pills, which were found hidden in a consignment arriving in Saudi Arabia.
The Zakat, Tax and Customs Auth...
July 02, 20240362Category: Crime News
Saudi Hajj Heatwave Intensified By Climate Change, Scientists Confirm
A team of European scientists has attributed the deadly heatwave during the recent Saudi Hajj pilgrimage to the exacerbating effects of climate change.
Temperatures soared to 47 degrees Celsius (11...
July 01, 20240372Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Introduces Heavy Fines For Bogus Recruitment Brokers
Saudi labor authorities have implemented stringent measures to combat illegal work brokerage, rejecting calls to reduce penalties for recruiting foreign workers without genuine job opportunities.
T...
July 01, 20240613Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Plans To Triple Umrah Pilgrims To 30 Million Annually
Saudi Arabia is seeking to increase the number of Muslims performing Umrah, or the minor pilgrimage, to reach 30 million a year, an official has said.
"Every year, there is an increase in numb...
June 30, 20240525Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Man Jailed For Vandalizing Iconic Camel Statue
A Saudi man has landed in jail for damaging public property after spraying white paint on a camel statue that holds significant symbolic value in the country.
The incident took place in the Qassim ...
June 30, 20240619Category: Crime News
ZATCA Opens Auctions To Non-Citizens With New Regulations
The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has updated the rules for public auctions to better organize auction procedures at all its land, sea, and air customs points.
The updates include improv...
June 30, 20240443Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Braces For Extended Heat Wave This Week
The National Center of Meteorology has announced that temperatures across Saudi Arabia are expected to remain high until the end of this current week.
Starting from Sunday, June 30, until next Frid...
June 30, 20240558Category: Weather
Saudi Arabian Embassy Advises Immediate Departure From Lebanon
The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Lebanon is closely monitoring the situation in southern Lebanon and has reiterated its call for all Saudi citizens to adhere to the travel ban to Lebanon.
The embassy s...
June 30, 20240552Category: Saudi Arabia